Chapter 467 Picking Up Leaks
Mark sent Sant away and met with two other Ga, one is David Lee's new girlfriend, the famous Oscar-winning actress, the great beauty Charlize Theron, and the other is the well-known Russian director Timo Bekmantov.
Bekebemanbetov is well-known in the United States, but he is quite famous in Russia.
Timo Beckmanbetov was born in the Soviet Union in 1961. He studied at the Moscow Institute of Science and Technology, and in 1980 he continued his studies at the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Tashkent, after which he worked for several years as an artist at the Uzbek Film studio and the Tashkent Theater.
From 1986 to 1987, he worked as an art director on "B". In 1989 he returned to Moscow and became a successful director of commercials and musical films, and in 1994 he founded the production company "Imperial Films". In 2000, he was awarded the Academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising.
He made his debut in the film industry in 1994 as a playwright and director of the "Dashawar Waltz", and in 1999 he founded the production company "Bezritz". The company's first business was the production of "Our 90s" for Russian television, his first film with Hollywood was the action-adventure film "Arena", and the classic thriller "The Night Watch" was a real milestone in Timo's film career.
The rights to the adaptation of Miller's "General Order", directed by Mark Hope by Beckman Betov, starring Charlize Theron, and starring Wesley in the role of Mason, one of Hollywood's most recent hits.
"Wanted" chooses the theme of superpowers that audiences in the United States have always loved, the killers of the mysterious organization Assassins League can make bullets turn, leap between tall buildings, and can pull closer or farther away from the scene in front of them at will, in addition to the many car chase action scenes in the film are also a major attraction of the film. This movie is known as a "new benchmark for violent aesthetics" to surpass John Woo, and some viewers were not convinced at first, but after watching these car chase scenes, these viewers nodded and praised "It is indeed beautiful and violent enough"
When the film was released in the United States, it was screened in 3,175 theaters, and received a premiere box office of 51.12 million US dollars, with an average of 16,100 US dollars.
Mark originally planned to invite Julie Angelina to play the role of the beautiful royal sister Fox, her starring version is a classic and impressive, but since David Lee revealed his relationship, he hopes that Theron will play it, and the female devil Theron is not inferior except that her breasts are not as big as Julie's.
The villain Sloan invited Morgan Freeman, and the ace killer Carlos was made a cameo by David Lee, such a lineup was something that Beckman Betov could not refuse, when Mark introduced the project to him, Beckman Betov was moved, and it was not easy for Russians to direct works with an investment of more than 100 million, plus the most popular stars in Hollywood, which were very few, and after Mark proposed, he readily agreed.
Reached a cooperation intention, Mark invited a few people in the crew to have a meal before leaving, only half a day's work, he decided on two projects, Mark, the chairman of the board, did not do a good job, but MM, the head of the chief producer, he did a good job, excellent, even the most critical critics can't find anything wrong, the works selected by Mark are either box office hits or awards.
Even if Mark is on the set of "The Dark Knight", it doesn't affect this aspect of work, he can decide on a film in a very short time, and he decided on two projects in one morning this morning.
Mark is a little idle these days, this is because Xiao Lizi and the crew went to Xiangjiang to shoot exterior locations, they just collected some location materials there and broke into Liu's mansion, and the scene of arresting Liu was completed in a studio in Chicago.
However, in order to promote the movie, Warner let Xiao Lizi attend a few events, and then went to Japan to attend a few events, and there were not many days to shoot in Xiangjiang, only three days, Mark did not go out, but let Wally lead the team, and he guided the completion, after several years of cooperation, Mark and Wally established an excellent tacit understanding, and he knew what Mark wanted.
Mark, on the other hand, is directing a few blasting scenes, and this time they basically don't use special effects, mainly making models to complete.
For example, the Gaotan Central Hospital blown up by the clown, the explosion that killed Rachel, and the fire that ruined Harvey's face, they all made a 10-to-1 model, and then the demolition experts came to blow it up, and there were several car chase scenes, they closed the street to shoot, prepared two helicopters, more than 30 stunt drivers, and more than 100 cars, to play here.
In terms of explosion scenes and car chase scenes, Mark doesn't know very well, so he leaves it to professional people to do, he only asks for it, doesn't ask about the process, as long as the result, so these days, he has some free time.
After finalizing "General Order" and "Milk", Mark asked Louise to contact Neil Blomkamp, the director of Weta Digital.
Neil Blomkamp, a South African-born Canadian film and advertising director and screenwriter, has loved electricity since childhood
He has always wanted to be a director, at a young age he has "Vaal River Fat Carp", "Aliens in Johannesburg", "Yellow" and "Machine Fly Temporary Worker" and other works, the good level has won the favor of the big director Peter Jackson, last year, Peter invited him to direct the game adaptation blockbuster "Halo" produced by himself, but due to the withdrawal of the producer's investment, Neil's directorial dream was shattered, and now Jackson's fat man is mixing, playing chores, beating side drums or something, and the days are average.
Louise privately met with Blomkamp: "Our boss Mark admires you very much, are you interested in working under MM?"
Neil Blomkamp was overjoyed, he had been in Hollywood for many years, just waiting for the nobles to appreciate, and now Hollywood's top figures were flattering, and he couldn't wait to untie his clothes immediately.
Immediately after Blomkamp agreed, Mark called Jackson Fat and said, "Peter, ask for someone. ”
Jackson Fat Man and Mark have a good relationship, the two sides have a lot of business dealings, on the "Hobbit" project, Mark fully supported him, the fat man patted his chest and said: "No problem, you can do it if you want!"
Just like that, a helicopter was parked on the roof of Weta Digital's office building in Hollywood, and Blomkamp was taken to the set of The Dark Knight in Chicago in a high-profile manner.
Mark is filming on the closed street, a huge avenue, blocked by the police, but there are still many group actors on the street, Mark is using the walkie-talkie to coordinate various departments majestically, when it is confirmed, there is a click! A yellow Lamborghini hoof out, shuttling in the traffic of the street, there are two Mercedes-Benz cars with fixed cameras in the sky, there are two helicopters in the sky to capture the camera, and the ground is set up with multiple fixed cameras to capture the camera, all of which are fed back to Mark's monitor.
Blomkamp watched his blood boiling, this is his dream, this is what he wants, but he can stop or start while sitting behind the monitor, it is not he who orders the crew, Blomcan is in a daze, Mark beckons to them, Louise hurriedly leads him over, introduces both parties and goes to get coffee.
Mark asked, "What do you think?"
Blomkamp said from the bottom of his heart: "It's very cool, it's a dream crew. ”
Mark said directly: "Then what will I do? I still lack an assistant director." ”
Blomkamp was almost carried away by happiness, he nodded without hesitation and agreed, this is a good errand, Mark's assistant directors have a good end, Hank, Nick, and Favreau are now on their own, he asked: "Forgive me for being curious, you fancy me that point?"
Mark said: "I don't fancy you, I fancy your work, Mr. Blomkamp." ”
"Call me Neil!" Blomkamp said, "You fancy my work?"
Mark said: "I like your "Aliens in Johannesburg", I'm going to buy the rights to adapt it, can I make a price?"
Blomkamp was overjoyed, and without hesitation, the lion opened his mouth and stretched out a finger in high spirits: "One dollar, but I want to be a screenwriter and director." ”
Mark laughed, "You want to be another James Cameron." "At that time, James Cameron wrote the script of "The Terminator" and was greatly appreciated by the film company, which was sold for one dollar, but on the condition that he became a director.
Blomkamp said: "It's called an example. ”
Mark said: "No, I won't ask people to work for nothing, I can appoint you as a screenwriter, but the director's words depend on the situation." ”
"I'm obsessed with sci-fi, so I always want to take these western elements in my films and recreate them in the African countryside where I grew up," Blomkamp said. Most of the scenes in the film are common in the vicinity of Johannesburg. In my opinion, all of that material has a futuristic psychedelic overtone, and if you give it to me, it will be a classic. ”
Mark said: "Write the script first, use the budget of 60 million as a reference, and write the production plan by the way, I must know how capable you are." ”
Blomkamp excitedly said, "Ok! What do you want from the script?"
Mark said: "You should have impressed me, Miss Louise will arrange the onboarding procedures and accommodation for you, and welcome you to join our team." He held out his hand and said.
Blomkamp clasped his hands together and said, "It's my pleasure. "Before he came, Jackson Fat taught him that if he had the opportunity, he had to take advantage of it, and just like that, Neil Blomkamp was put on board by Markla, and the Ninth District became his possession.